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No.545,919. Patented Sept 10, 1895.

WVINFIELD S. SOULE, OF BROOKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF'TOEDXVARD E. GOODWIN, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FO R MARKING LEATHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,919, datedSeptember 10,1895.

Application filed \Tune 10, 1895. Serial No. 552,200. (No model.) A

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

.- Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. SOULE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Machinesfor Marking Leather, of which the following is a specification.

This is a machine for marking or stamping an impression in form of aline on the fronts of quarters for balmoral shoes, such line being forthe purpose of indicating the location of the line of stitching. Thismachine is termed in the trade a marking-machine or second-rowmarking-machine. The impression or indentation made by the machine uponthe leather is in the form of a curved line and the stitching isintended to follow this line from beginning to end accurately.

The invention is largely an improvement on the machine illustrated anddescribed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 537,943, andgranted to me April 23, 1895; and it consists in the novel constructionand arrangement of parts, hereinafterdescribed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a plan view of myimproved machine. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a perspective view. of one of the markers removed. Fig. 4 is a planview of a quarter with a mark upon it made by the machine. Fig. 5 is aplan view of the machine, with portions broken out, illustrating themethod of operating the guides. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line y,Fig. 5.

Similar letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a table or bed supported by suitable legs a on the benchat. Hinged at b to the rear portion of the table A are a pair of arms B,adapted to swing vertically, as shown.

These arms are exactly similar in construction, and each is provided atits forward end with two rearwardly-extending horizontal bores B. (SeeFig. 2.) Furthermore, each arm is the bed A. Ascrew D extends from theunder side of each arm B, near its forward end, downward, as shown inFig. 2, and is provided with a suitable adjusting-nut d. A rod hconnects the lower hooked end of the screw D with a suitable handle I. Astop fis secured adj ustably as to height to thescrew D by means of theset-screwf.

H H are the markers-that is, the devices for producing the impressionsupon the quarter for the purpose mentioned above. These markers are bentinto a suitable shape to produce the desired curvatures in the lineindicated at V in Fig. 4 on the quarter V. Thus far the invention issubstantially similar to that illustrated in the Letters Patent No.537,943, mentioned above. H is provided with perforations H, Fig. 3,surrounded by bosses f by means of which the outer small ends J of thehorizontal pins J extend into said perforations and support the marker,said pins J lying in the horizontal bores B and being adjustablehorizontally by means of set-screws e. The forward portion of each arm Bis bored horizontally centrally between and above the bores B at K, toreceive'the horizontal pin L, adjustable horizontally by means of theset-screw e, and having swiveled on its outer end an arm or gage-buttonL, provided with a handle L. This gage-button can thus be swung downover the marker, to keep it in position upon the pins J, as shown inFig. 2, and when the marker is to be removed it can be swung up andanother marker substituted which will reproduce the original mark.

N is a dial, made in the segment shape shown in Fig. 5, and providedwith a hub N, by means of which it is swiveled on the vertical shaft P.This hub N fits into, and has its hearings in the table or bed A. (SeeFig. 6.) Pinned to the shaft P, between the lower end of the hub N and anut n, is the segmentgear R. This gageNhas a series of suitable marks m,indicating widths, and a series of marks an, indicating sizes. pinned tothe shaft P above the dial N, said pointer having on its outer end aspring-catch S, (not new, in itself considered,) adapted to engage withthe outer edge of the dial N at :"suitable points. This pointer S,therefore,

Each marker A pointer S is constitutes the size-indicator, as it pointsdirectly to the mark m. A pointer T is loose on a pin T, which extendsfrom the dial N downward into a suitable slot in the bed A, said slotbeing long enough to allow of the horizontal play of the pin. Thispointer T is a width-indicator, as it points directly to the series ofmarks m. The segment-gear R engages with the horizontal rack B, Fig. 5,said rack being integral or rigid with the slidewaysU U, connected bythe bar U and mounted on a frame U, which slides on the horizontal rodsW, which are connected by the frames W W, secured to and beneath the bedA. Suitable thumb screws 1 extend through slides 2 in the Ways U, saidthumbscrews extending through the slides and also through the slots 3 inthe table A, and, furthermore, through the gage 4:, which regulates thepositions of the quarters V which are to be marked.

By moving the indicators S and T with relation to the dial N theshaftPand segmentgear R are rotated, with the effect of sliding the rackR and frame'U' Uon the horizontal rods W, thus causing the slides 2 inthe ways U to be spread apart or drawn toward each other, as the casemay be, by the thumbscrews 1 moving in the slots 3, which are at rightangles with the ways U.

In order that the gages, each set of which is connected with themechanism U, U, U, W, 1, and 2, above described, may operatesimultaneously, I have provided a connection between one of thethumbscrews 2 connected with one gage and one of the thumb-screws 2connected with the next gage, said connection consisting of anelbow-lever 5, pivoted at 6 to the frame or bed, and links 7 and 8,whose opposite ends are pivoted to the opposite ends of the elbow-leverand to the thumb-screws l, as shown in Fig. 5. By means of suchconnections a series of gages may be moved simultaneously and with exactsimilarity of movement by the use of a single dial N and one set ofgears R R.

In operation the quartersV are laid on the bed A, their position beingdetermined by the gages 4. The marker is adjusted by moving the pins Jin the head of the arm B, which can be lifted as far as the stop f willallow. The pressure upon the treadle I pulls the arm B down against thepower of the spring 0' by means of the rod h and screw or actuating rodD, and causes the mark or crease to be produced on the quarter.

While treadle-power is illustrated in the drawings for the sake ofconvenience, any suitable power may be employed.

Preferably two arms are shown in a single machine in order that the twoquarters of a shoe may be marked from the same machine and by means ofthe connection 7 5 6. 8 simultaneously.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table, thevertically swinging arm B supported by said bed and provided with therearwardly extending horizontal bores B, said bores containing theadjustable pins J which extend forward therefrom, the marker H hung onsaid pins, the horizontal pin L secured to the arm between and above thepins J and adj ustable horizontally with relation to said arm, and thegage-button L swlveled on the outer end of said pin Land adapted toswing down in front of the marker, substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table provided withthe slots 3, the arm B swinging vertically with relation to said bed,the marker H adjustably secured to said arm, the gage 4 lying on saidbed, the horizontally sliding frame U, U provided with the slideways orslots U, the screws or pins extending through the slots U and 3 and thegage, the guide-rods V for directing the movement of said frame, therack R rigid with said frame, the vertical shaft P supported by the bedand provided with a segment gear R engaging with said rack, a gage ordial N swinging from said shaft and marked to indicate sizes and widths,a size-indicating pointer S fast on said shaft, and a width-indicatingpointer T pivotally connected with the gage or dial, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table provided withthe pairs of slots 3, the slots in each pair extending toward each otherat forward angles as described, the gages 4 lying on the bed, the frameU U sliding horizontally forward and back with relation to the machineand provided with the slideways or slots U converging at a forward angleas described, the screws or pinsl each extending through and playing inthe slotsU and 3,

and the link 7, elbow-lever 5 pivoted to the frame and link 8, saidlinks pivotally connecting the opposite ends of said elbow-lever with Vthe pins 1 which slide in the two slots 3 constituting a pair,substantially as set forth.

WINFIELD S. SOULE. Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, E. A. WOODBURY.

